Jeffery Galle discusses inquiry-based learning on episode 206 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students get excited when they’re confronted with problems which they have confidence to explore. —Jeffery Galle Being an actively engaged student is not easy. —Jeffery Galle Start small and work outward from there. —Jeffery Galle Resources Mentioned Inquiry-Based Learning for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences by Patrick Blessinger* Expert Dive: Empowering Students T...
May 24, 2018•39 min
Jay Parkes and Dawn Zimmaro discuss their book The College Classroom Assessment Compendium: A Practical Guide to the College Instructor’s Daily Assessment Life on episode 205 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We see the need both for that just-in-time answer but also for faculty to do more thinking systematically about why they do what they do. —Jay Parkes Stop and say, “Why does this bother me?” and usually the answer to that is … something a little deeper than that ...
May 17, 2018•37 min
Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares about her book, The Spark of Learning, and more on episode 204 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students are not going to learn if they’re not engaged, if they’re not curious. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh Students will remain engaged … if we initially generate excitement. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh We need to be authentically ourselves. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh We need to be attentive to the fact that there lots of different ways to portray that passion to b...
May 10, 2018•37 min
Jan H. Jensen shares about his flipped classroom on episode 203 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I didn’t flip the whole classroom at once. —Jan H. Jensen If you really have to generate your own teaching material … then videos are the fastest way of doing that. —Jan H. Jensen If you’re starting a course from scratch … it’s not that much more work to flip it. —Jan H. Jensen The boring stuff? That’s kind of a warning sign that the curriculum needs to be addressed. —Jan...
May 03, 2018•43 min
Kevin Jones describes ways we can support our students who are veterans on episode 202 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode They feel like it’s very difficult for them to relate to the other students on campus. —Kevin Jones Your education doesn’t end when you finish your degree. —Kevin Jones Work with the community you’re in. —Kevin Jones I think everybody in higher ed needs to be a bit of an entrepreneur right now. —Kevin Jones Resources Mentioned Screencast-O-Matic* Te...
Apr 26, 2018•37 min
Dave Stachowiak and I talk about frictionless systems on episode 201 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I’ve realized the importance of ending the day well and that having a sense of accomplishment is really important. —Dave Stachowiak Let’s automate all the things we can automate so we can spend more time doing the things we should never automate. —Dave Stachowiak Once the weekly review is done … I’m just following the plan for the week. —Dave Stachowiak Resources Men...
Apr 19, 2018•35 min
Maha Bali, Robin DeRosa, and Mike Truong discuss changing our minds about teaching on episode 200 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I have learned that I don’t need to defend technology. —Mike Truong What happens if you structurally start to build [courses] around the real-world issues that students are bringing in? —Robin DeRosa In certain times of my life I think better in a synchronous way, talking to someone immediately. And other times I just need to step back an...
Apr 12, 2018•39 min
Sierra Smith shares a student’s perspective on episode 199 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode College is a lot more traditional than I expected. —Sierra Smith I love a class that allows for natural interactions with other students. —Sierra Smith What you put into an experience is what you get out of it. —Sierra Smith I feel like it’s very non-productive when a professor comes in and they lecture for 50 minutes from paragraphs off a powerpoint. —Sierra Smith Resources M...
Apr 05, 2018•38 min
Nic Holt shares about the intersections between play, games, and learning on episode 198 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Always try to create those cross-silo engagements. —Nic Holt Before we can all learn together, we have to be nice and good to one another. —Nic Holt If you have a new piece of technology in your class … let everybody play with it. —Nic Holt To learn to take another person’s perspective is something that will transcend whatever content you’re tryin...
Mar 29, 2018•39 min
Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan describe how inclusivity can help close the achievement gap on episode 197 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How do I communicate that their work ethic was actually more important than innate ability? —Viji Sathy When I first started teaching, I thought the classroom had to look a certain way. —Kelly Hogan The attention span of a class goes down the larger the class size. —Kelly Hogan Making a mistake is a big part of learning. —Kelly Hogan ...
Mar 22, 2018•46 min
Nicholas Hengen Fox shares about his book, Reading as Collective Action, on episode 196 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE Like a lot of faculty members and grad students, I have a lot of privilege. That shapes the way I see the world and interact with texts. —Nicholas Hengen Fox Resources Mentioned September 11 attacks Sep 1, 1939 by W. H. Auden Grapes of Wrath* by John Steinbeck Working class literature The Theory of Communicative Action: Jurgen Habermas’s theory 001...
Mar 15, 2018•32 min
Robin DeRosa discusses considering open education with an interdisciplinary lens on episode 195 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How do we make higher education more accessible to learners by rethinking the structures of our programs? —Robin DeRosa It’s really about empowering learners. —Robin DeRosa Design structures that reflect the fact that universities are in the real world. —Robin DeRosa Resources Mentioned Robin’s posts about interdisciplinary studies The Open...
Mar 08, 2018•34 min
James Wilson on episode 194 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast shares about Interactive Theatre in the classroom. Quotes from the episode Humans are hardwired for learning by doing. —James Wilson Everybody in everyday life is an actor … it shouldn’t be deemed an untouchable art form. —James Wilson I haven’t come across a medium of teaching which attaches a higher state of emotion to learning experiences. —James Wilson Resources Mentioned Dementia Reconsidered: the Person Comes First by Tom Kit...
Mar 01, 2018•39 min
Amer Ahmed shares how higher ed rates in diversity and inclusion on episode 193 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Are we healing when we’re in a constant state of frustration? —Amer F. Ahmed Getting people off the defensive is really important. —Amer F. Ahmed People don’t just snap their fingers … and then be a fundamentally different person. —Amer F. Ahmed The moment I stepped out of my home I was stepping into a different culture. —Amer F. Ahmed Resources Mentioned ...
Feb 22, 2018•30 min
Eric Loepp discusses how he uses data to stimulate student learning on episode 192 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Beyond Polls: Using Science and Student Data to Stimulate Learning FiveThirtyEight New York Times Washington Post You Draw It: What Got Better or Worse During Obama’s Presidency Qualtrics Parks and Recreation
Feb 15, 2018•39 min
Ric Montelongo describes how he creates immersive learning experiences in online classes on episode 191 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode If you experiment, look at what support your institution has to offer. —Ric Montelongo Technology isn’t limited to online classes. —Ric Montelongo Be very mindful of privacy — not everyone likes to be recorded. —Ric Montelongo Resources Mentioned Episode 163 with Stacy Jacob GoPro HERO6 Black* Roller Coaster Database Roller Coaster ...
Feb 08, 2018•36 min
Eddie talks about studying our teaching and his new book: Playing to Learn with Reacting to the Past: Research on High Impact, Active Learning Practices* on episode 190 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We should take teaching … as seriously as we take researching. —C. Edward Watson Are students learning what we are trying to ensure that they learn? —C. Edward Watson Resources Mentioned Role immersion games in the higher ed classroom on Episode 21 with Mark Carnes in ...
Feb 01, 2018•34 min
Judith Boettcher shares her expertise designing online experiences for learners on episode 189 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Autonomy really means helping students have their own sense of self. —Judith Boettcher What we really want to do is structure experiences where we don’t have the answers. —Judith Boettcher Review your courses and see where you can take the answers out and put the challenges in. —Judith Boettcher The best way to check whether or not you under...
Jan 25, 2018•33 min
Anastasia Salter on episode 188 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast discusses designing inclusive games for the Higher Ed classroom. Quotes from the episode What comes out of it is what someone imagines. —Anastasia Salter The first thing to decide is why you are making the game. How do you want people to encounter this concept you have? —Anastasia Salter Start out trying to build the thing that brought you to games. —Anastasia Salter Resources Mentioned Thanks to John Stewart for Recommending A...
Jan 18, 2018•39 min
Todd Zakrajsek discusses laptops - friend or foe? - on episode 187 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Laptops weren’t the problem to begin with — attention was the problem. —Todd Zakrajsek Banning the problem doesn’t change the attention to you — it changes it to something else. —Todd Zakrajsek We live in a better system of thinking than dichotomies. —Todd Zakrajsek You can’t ban bacon thoughts. —Todd Zakrajsek Resources Mentioned Paul Blowers on Episode 179 No laptops...
Jan 11, 2018•40 min
Eddie Watson shares about assessing the impact of open educational resources on episode 186 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Episode 137 - Eddie talked about Teaching Naked Techniques Teaching Naked Techniques: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Classes by Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson* OpenStax at Rice University National Survey of Student Engagement Chemistry - OpenStax U.S. History - OpenStax Salt Lake Community College’s research: Open Educational Resources ...
Jan 04, 2018•36 min
Christian Friedrich shares about privacy and safety in online learning on episode 185 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Privacy and safety are not the same thing. —Christian Friedrich Safety and privacy usually are contextual. —Christian Friedrich Notes Nishant Shah: Making Safe (you look different, gender is different, so let’s invent something that prevents people like you from being harassed) Keeping Safe Being Safe Safeguarding Feeling Safe: agency, negotiation, m...
Dec 28, 2017•37 min
Pooja Agarwal discusses the science of retrieval practice on episode 184 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Lyle, K. B., & Crawford, N. A. (2011). Retrieving essential material at the end of lectures improves performance on statistics exams. Teaching of Psychology, 38(2), 94-97. Roediger III, H. L., & Karpicke, J. D. (2006). Test-enhanced learning: Taking memory tests improves long-term retention. Psychological science, 17(3), 249-255. Kromann, C. B., Bohnstedt, C., Jensen...
Dec 21, 2017•37 min
Robin DeRosa inspired us through open education on episode 183 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What is invisible to me about my teaching that could be better? —Robin DeRosa I had taught my students to devalue their work. —Robin DeRosa Open is not the opposite of private. —Robin DeRosa How do we need to build it differently to get different participation? —Robin DeRosa Resources Mentioned This American Life - Episode 511: The Seven Things You’re Not Supposed to Talk ...
Dec 14, 2017•40 min
Christian Friedrich discusses equity in learning design on episode 182 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I always try to work with the learners themselves. —Christian Friedrich Lots of faculty fall into the trap of judging people’s contexts by looking at their own … that’s how we work as humans. —Christian Friedrich There are many layers where you cannot be “right” in your course design and where you have to make tough choices. —Christian Friedrich Resources Mentioned...
Dec 07, 2017•33 min
Dave and Bonni Stachowiak share ideas for holiday gifts on this special 181st episode of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Greetabl* (15% off link) Blinkist* (free trial) Kindle* Audible* (2 free books + 30 days free) Article on digital reading Amazon Fresh* (free trial) Blue Apron* Acuity Scheduling* (free trial) Sanebox* (free trial and $15 off) Apple Watch Apple AirPods The Way to Stop Spinning Your Wheels on Planning Best Year Ever course* Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate...
Nov 30, 2017•35 min
Katie Linder and Bonni Stachowiak talk about returning to the role of the student on episode 180 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We can become a student to become a better teacher. —Katie Linder People like to learn in different ways. —Katie Linder Returning to being a student helps you to have empathy. —Katie Linder Resources Mentioned The Blended Course Design Workbook by Katie Linder* Power Your Podcast with Storytelling on CreativeLive* Master Zoom Course with A...
Nov 22, 2017•32 min
Paul Blowers discusses active learning in STEM courses on episode 179 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I am very open about my own failures. —Paul Blowers I tell students right up front: I will not be defeated. And I try to get them in that same mindset. —Paul Blowers My goal is to know every student name by the first week of class. —Paul Blowers My goal is to create a series of tasks and questions that force even the best students to make tough choices. —Paul Blower...
Nov 16, 2017•41 min
Remi Kalir talks about igniting our imagination in digital learning and pedagogy on episode 178 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Play is not a synonym for fun. —Remi Kalir Our ability to change our minds … is very important. —Remi Kalir Just because a research article has been finished and put out there … doesn’t mean the conversation is over. —Remi Kalir Resources Mentioned On Being: Science of Mindlessness and Mindfulness, with Ellen Langer Remi’s recent keynote ab...
Nov 09, 2017•32 min
Maria Andersen shares about how learning is not a spectator sport on episode 177 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I feel like we’ve made online learning really transactional. — Maria Andersen We’ve taken the joy and excitement out of learning. — Maria Andersen The world is not as cut and dried as the problems we see in text. — Maria Andersen You don’t actually learn until you engage with it. — Maria Andersen Resources Mentioned Thanks to George Woodbury for recommend...
Nov 02, 2017•40 min
